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Police: Cousin Sets Boy On Fire With Sanitizer, Lighter

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AUSTIN, Minn. (WCCO) — A young boy from southern Minnesota is being treated for burns after being set on fire by a family member.

A mother took her 7-year-old son to the Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin Tuesday around 7:50 p.m. after he complained of burns on his back.

“The 7-year-old stated he was walking into the bathroom and the 14-year-old cousin followed him in there, placed hand sanitizer on his back and started him on fire with a blue lighter,” according to Austin Police Chief Brian Krueger.